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Conference on Poverty and Inequality in Societies of Human Rights, the paradox of democracies, in Strasbourg, France

[01/03/2013] A conference entitled "Poverty and Inequality in Societies
of Human Rights, the paradox of democracies", organised by the Council of
Europe in partnership with the European Commission, was held in
Strasbourg from 21 to 22 February 2013. Mr Luis Jimena Quesada,
President of the European Committee of Social Rights participated in
this conference.

On the occasion of this conference, Mr. Quesada
met with Magdalena Sepúlveda, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, and discussed, inter alia, the
Guiding Principles on extreme poverty and human rights.
The Principles respond to the significant social, cultural, economic and
structural obstacles that people living in poverty face, which prevent
them from enjoying their rights.

In 2009 the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda, was invited by the Human Rights Council through
resolution 12/19 to pursue further work on the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, which had been initiated by the
former Human Rights Commission in 2001. Following numerous consultations and a subsequent progress report outlining her recommendations for
improving the text, the Special Rapporteur submitted a final draft of the revised guiding principles to the Council at its 21st session in September 2011
((A/HRC/21/39: E F S A C R). The Human Rights Council adopted the draft submitted by the Special Rapporteur without any modification and the text became
the
Guiding Principles on extreme poverty and human rights, adopted by consensus in resolution 21/11 (A/HRC/21/11) on 27 September 2012.